Northern Trains Class 156 Action Passes Deep Pit Bridge Hindley | 08th September 2026

A nice selection of Class 156 Super Sprinter action for Northern Trains seen passing under the historic Deep Pit railway bridge that sits on the border of Ince In Makerfield and Hindley areas of Wigan on the rainy afternoon of Tuesday 08th September 2026.

British Rail Class 156 Super Sprinter is a type of diesel-hydraulic multiple unit passenger train. A total of 114 sets were built between 1987 and 1989 for British Rail by Metro-Cammell's Washwood Heath works. They were built to replace elderly first-generation diesel multiple units (DMUs) and locomotive-hauled passenger trains.

The class 156 is very much one of the trains that began my interest of trains and later spotting so I do always love riding and filming them.

These trains are powered by a Cummins NT855-R5 Configuration 4-litre, inline 6-cylinder, horizontal (flat) turbo-diesel Power Output 285 hp (213 kW) per engine (570 hp total per 2-car train). Top speed being 75 mph (121 km/h. A phenomenal workhorse of a commuter train..

Information links about this location

Historic England
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1487166

Railscots
https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/88/623/

The official workings today
Northern 156425
2O77 1304 Southport to Manchester Oxford Road

Passed 1344
Running Ontime

Northern 156418 & 156452
2K68 1220 Blackburn to Headbolt Lane

Passed 1402
Running 2 late

156415
2W16 1327 Manchester Oxford Road to Southport

Passed 1405
Running 2 late

Northern 156406
2W56 1324 Southport to Stalybridge

Passed 1414
Running 3 late

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Filmed at Deep Pit Bridge Hindley/Ince
Filmed Tuesday 8th September 2026

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